Print Your Fiesta Giveaway!

A few months ago I finally lunched my new venture, Print Your Fiesta where I offer party printable kits. You can get individual items or the complete kits. The kids are editable and you don't need to pay extra to customize them, just open the pdf files with Acrobat Reader and include your information (name, address, date, etc!), then save and print! Really simple! And you can use the kit over and over again!

 

Kristy from Hopeful Threads is hosting a giveaway for a chance to win a party kit from Print your Fiesta. You can enter the giveaway here. Hurry up! It ends today!!

Happy Mother's Day!

I wish a very special, full of love Mother's days to every mother! Here is my little present for all those seamstresses moms! Use the coupon "MOTHERDAY13" for a 30% OFF on any order at Lily Bird Studio Etsy shop! 

Individual order will be delivered instantly after payment while bundle packs will be delivered late tonight!

Have an amazing day! 

Faux leather embelishments

Some time ago I started to make faux leather embellishments for my purses, keys,etc. They are made of faux leather, scraps of colorfull fabrics and cottons or acrylic stuffing. They are very easy to make and you have lots of possibilities.

YOU’LL NEED:

-  2 pieces of faux leather (approx. 4”x3” )

-  1 piece of fabric  (approx. 2”x2” )

-  1 piece of thick interfacing  (approx. 4”x3” )

-  Thread of contrasting color

-  Scissors

  

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Copy the pattern to the wrong side of one piece of faux leather.

2. Lay the piece of faux leather over the piece of interfacing and use a pencil to draft the circle on the interfacing.

3. Turn the interfacing with the drafted circle facing down.  Lay the fabric over the interfacing right side facing up. Make sure that the fabric covers the interfacing, or at least all the surface of the circle. Take the interfacing + fabric to your sewing machine, with the fabric down and the interfacing up. Sew around the circle, slightly on the outside of the circle. Leave an opening of ½ inch.

4. Use a wood stick or any other thin object to push some stuffing into the circle.

5. Take to the sewing machine this time with the fabric facing up. Sew to close the opening.

 

6.  Lay the shape of faux leather over the interfacing + fabric. Align the hole in the faux leather shape with the stuffed circle of fabric.

 

7. Set your sewing machine to a longs stitch (I use 3.0 to 4.0). Sew several random lines of stitches; first sew around the hole and then whenever you want. Do not sew too close to the edge, leave that seam for the next step.

8.  Lay the previous piece over the other piece of leather and sew both pieces together along the edge.

9.  Trim the excess of interfacing, fabric and faux leather.

 

      

10.  Make a hole and tie a ribbon, cord, etc.

You are done!

I drafted some designs that you can print and use to cut your embellishments. Just right click on the picture below and "Save as...".

Enjoy!

Ruffled rear overalls

 While I was testing the Romper/Overalls for babies sewing pattern; Autumn, one of the testers came up with a gorgeous version of this overalls. A corduroy overalls with a ruffled rea, simply adorable!

So I decided I would make a tutorial for that and share on this blog. If you already purchased this pattern or just want to get the instructions in pdf format you can download from here.

For those getting the pattern from now on, the instructions will be included in the package.

YOU'LL NEED:

- ¼ yard of fabric: corduroy, woven cotton, flannel, light weight denim or any other light to medium weight fabric. You can use the same or different prints.

- thread of matching color

- rotary cutter or scissors

- pins

- sewing machine

Cut 3 stripes of fabric.

For rolled hem cut 3 pieces of fabric 2 inches high and 24 inches wide.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Before starting make sure you are ready with the back pieces of the overalls, meaning steps #25 and #26 of the main tutorial are complete.

1.   Roll hem the top and bottom edge of all the pieces for the ruffles.

a.         Rolled hem with serger:

                         i.          first unthread and remove the left needle of your serger.

                       ii.          Retract the knife blade.

                     iii.          Set the stitch width and length to “R”.

                     iv.          Take a piece of fabric and make a quick rolled hem to check the settings. Make sure that the fabric folds towards the wrong side. You might also need to adjust the lower and upper loopers tension (increase lower looper tension and decrease the upper looper tension).

                       v.          Hem along the bottom edge of the sleeve.

This is a general guide. Check the user manual of your sewing machine for more information on the settings for your particular sewing machine.

b.        Rolled hem with regular sewing machine:

                         i.          Fold the edge of the fabric 1/8 to 1/4 inch (or as little as you can) towards the wrong side and press. Sew as close to the folded edge as you can.

                       ii.          Use a pair of scissors to trim the excess of fabric.

                     iii.          Fold the edge towards the wrong side again about 1/8 inch or as little as you can. Press. Sew along the edge.

2.   Set your sewing machine to a long loose stitch and baste 2 rows of stitches along the top edge of the strip. The first row ½ inch from the top edge, and the second row ¼ inch from the first row. Leave 3 inches of thread on each side.

3.   Gently pull one of the threads on each side to gather the fabric until it reaches the width of the back pieces of the pants plus 1 extra inch.

4.   Set your sewing machine back to a regular stitch.

5.   Lay the ruffle over the back pieces of the overalls, about ¾ inch from the corner. Draw a slightly curved line with the ruffle, as shown by the black line in the picture. Pin to secure in place.

 

6.   Sew 1 row of stitches right in the middle of the 2 rows that you previously sew on step #2, to attach the ruffle to the back pieces of the overalls.

7.   Remove the 2 rows of baste stitch made on step #2.

8.   Repeat steps #5 to #7 for each layer of ruffles. Leave 3/4 inch distance between each layer of ruffles.

 Second layer

 

Third layer

9.   Then proceed to step #36 of the main tutorial. Then sew the back flaps to the back pieces of the overalls and layers of ruffles included.

And here some picture of the finished overalls. I don't have a gorgeous little baby of my own to take picture so here are a few pictures of my daughter's doll wearing it :)

Do you want to sew this overalls? Get the pattern HERE!